Welcome to episode 22 of the first 40 miles.

If you're new to backpacking, or if you're hopelessly in love with someone who wants you to love

backpacking, then this podcast is for you. We'll talk about the essentials, how to lighten your load,

and how to make the most of your time on the trail. I'm your host, Heather Legler.

And I'm Josh Legler and this is the first 40 miles.

Today on the first 40 miles I'm going to share a little trail wisdom that I picked up from an airplane magazine.

Next, the top five reasons why wearing pants is a great idea.

Do we really need five reasons to wear pants?

Well, anyway, on the Summit Gear review,

we'll show you a quick way to make fire.

On the backpack hack of the week,

you'll save some grams and gain some peace of mind with

disposable documents.

And we'll wrap up the show with a little trail wisdom from our good friend on the

trail, Pulitzer Prize winning poet. Trail Wisdom

from our good friend on the trail Pulitzer Prize winning poet Wallace Stevens.

All this and that's about it today on the first 40 miles.

While I was on a Southwest Airlines flight a few years ago,

I picked up their in-flight magazine,

and there was a two-page spread that had a quote on it that I just fell in love with.

It said, if you know four notes, teach someone who knows three. And I love that philosophy and I think that's

something that I really enjoyed about this podcast. I'm a beginner and I'm able to share the things that I learn with

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